Haemagogus soperi explained

Haemagogus soperi is a species of mosquito found in the coastal plain region of Ecuador.^[1] The specific epithet honors Dr. Frederick Lowe Soper.^[1] __TOC__

Bionomics

H. soperi is known from the Pacific coastal lowlands of all five provinces of Ecuador;^{[2] [1] [3]} the type specimen was collected in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador.^[3]

Immatures develop in broken or cut bamboo internodes and have also been collected from leaf axils and bamboo stumps.^{[2] [1]}

Medical importance

H. soperi is said to readily attack humans and is suspected to be involved in the yellow fever transmission cycle^[2] in the endemic regions of the western jungles of Ecuador.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Roberto Leví-Castillo. 1955. Haemagogus soperi N. Sp. mosquito trasmisor de Fiebre Amarilla Selvática en el Ecuador (Diptera-Culicidae). Revista Ecuatoriana de Entomología y Parasitología, 2(3-4[1954-1955]): 479-484; http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/files/pdfs/077800-20.PDF.
2. J. Hal Arnell. 1973. Mosquito Studies (Diptera, Culicidae) XXXII. A revision of the genus Haemagogus. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 10(2): 1-174; http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/files/pdfs/MQ0316.pdf.
3. Thomas V. Gaffigan, Richard C. Wilkerson, James E. Pecor, Judith A. Stoffer and Thomas Anderson: "Haemagogus » Haemagogus » soperi Leví-Castillo" in Systematic Catalog of Culicidae, Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/taxon_descr.aspx?ID=17375, accessed 13 Feb 2016.